Journal (Complete Issue)

CESifo Forum 1 / 2000

Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, 2000

Introducing: CESifo Forum - a new quaterly; Focus: Unemployment in the United States and in Europe - A contrast and its reasons (Robert Solow), Europe's unemployment: No policy issue, a policy issue for Europe or for member states or for both (Alfred Steinherr), Labour markets in the European Union (Giuseppe Bertola), Real and monetary challenges to wage policy in Germany at the turn of the millenium (Wolfgang Franz), Product market regulation and labour market outcomes (Micheal C. Burda), The heterogeneity and cyclical sensitivity of unemployment (Christoph M. Schmidt); Pro and Contra Minimum Wages: Pro - The role of minimum wage in the modern welfare state (Juan José Dolado), Contra - The statutory minimum wage: Dangers in success (Judith Shapiro); Spotlights; DICE Reports; Conference Report; Trends.

Articles included

Introducing: CESifo Forum - A new Quarterly

Hans-Werner Sinn
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, 2000
in: CESifo Forum 1 (1), 2

Unemployment in the United States and in Europe : a contrast and the reasons ; the European unemployment problem

Robert Solow
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, 2000
in: CESifo Forum 1 (1), 3 - 5

Europe's unemployment : no policy issue, a policy issue for Europe or for member states or for both? ; the European unemployment problem

Alfred Steinherr
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, 2000
in: CESifo Forum 1 (1), 6 - 8

Labour markets in the European Union : the European unemployment problem

Giuseppe Bertola
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, 2000
in: CESifo Forum 1 (1), 9 - 11

Real and monetary challenges to wage policy in Germany at the turn of the millenium : technical progress, globalisation and European Monetary Union ; the European unemployment problem

Wolfgang Franz
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, 2000
in: CESifo Forum 1 (1), 12 - 14

Product market regulation and labour market outcomes : how can deregulation create jobs ; the European unemployment problem

Michael Burda
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, 2000
in: CESifo Forum 1 (1), 15 - 16

The heterogeneity and cyclical sensitivity of unemployment : and exploration of German labour market flows ; the European unemployment problem

Christoph Schmidt
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, 2000
in: CESifo Forum 1 (1), 17 - 20

CESifo Forum 1 / 2000

Articles included

Introducing: CESifo Forum - A new Quarterly

Unemployment in the United States and in Europe : a contrast and the reasons ; the European unemployment problem

Europe's unemployment : no policy issue, a policy issue for Europe or for member states or for both? ; the European unemployment problem

Labour markets in the European Union : the European unemployment problem

Real and monetary challenges to wage policy in Germany at the turn of the millenium : technical progress, globalisation and European Monetary Union ; the European unemployment problem

Product market regulation and labour market outcomes : how can deregulation create jobs ; the European unemployment problem

The heterogeneity and cyclical sensitivity of unemployment : and exploration of German labour market flows ; the European unemployment problem

Minimum wages (Pro and contra) ; pro - the role of the minimum wage in the modern welfare state

Minimum wages (Pro and contra) ; contra - the statutory minimum wage ; dangers in success

The fastest growing cities in Europe

No shock from this oil price shock

Steep drop in Spain´s unemployment

No boost from residential construction

New empirical findings on the labour market effects of employment protection

Low-skilled workers do best in Sweden

Early retirement has gone out of fashion

Lopsided direct investment balance for Europe

Ten years after: German unification revisited

Economic Survey International

Monetary Conditions in the Euro-Region

EU Survey Results

EU Indicators